Stephen Gray (writer)
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Beatrice Hastings: A Literary Life (2004)
Stephen Gray | |
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| Born | 30 November 1941 |
| Died | 22 October 2020 (aged 78) Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Occupations | Author, literary critic |
| Notable work | Time of Our Darkness (1988) Beatrice Hastings: A Literary Life (2004) |
Stephen Gray (30 November 1941 – 22 October 2020) was a South African writer and critic.
Gray was born in Cape Town on 30 November 1941. He studied at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown,[1] and later at the University of Cape Town, Cambridge University, England (where he received a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters of Arts, both in English), and the University of Iowa, US (where he studied a Masters of Fine Arts in creative writing).[2] He was also awarded a D. Litt and d. Phil. by Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg. Until 1992, he was Professor of English at the Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg.[2]
Gray was a prolific poet and published eight novels. Recurrent themes include attitudes to homosexuality and the many rewritings of history in South Africa, including examining attitudes to class and race.[3] His literary journalism appeared in the South African weekly newspaper, the Mail & Guardian, from the 1990s to the 2010s.[4] He also wrote for the theatre and edited collections of work by Athol Fugard and Herman Charles Bosman.
Gray died on 22 October 2020 in Johannesburg at the age of 78.[5]
